Privileges list

The following table lists the privileges you can assign to users in the cloud:

Privilege

Allows the user to

AddDatabase

Add databases to the cloud.

AddHost

Add hosts to the cloud.

AddRemoveTag

Add tags to and delete tags from cloud objects.

Administrator

Allow users to perform any task. A user with Administrator privilege is similar to the Database Administrator (DBA) user of
a tenant database.

AlterCloud

Alter the cloud.

AlterEvent

Alter the dismissal status of an event.

AlterTenantMirroring

Alter database mirroring or read-only scale-out configuration.

BackupDatabase

Create, drop, and move database backups.

CreateDropRule

Create, drop, and alter rules.

CreateDropServer

Create and drop cloud servers.

CreateDropTag

Create, drop, and alter tags.

CreateDropTask

For internal use only.

CreateDropUser

Create, drop, and alter cloud users.

DelegatePrivilege

Grant another user one or more of the privileges that you have.

DropDatabase

Drop databases from the cloud.

DropHost

Drop hosts from the cloud.

ExecuteSQL

Execute SQL statements on the cloud as well as on databases. Restrict the ExecuteSQL privilege only to users who require it.
This privilege is powerful.

ExecuteSystemCommand

Execute tasks that launch processes and executables. Restrict the ExecuteSystemCommand privilege only to users who require
it. This privilege is powerful.

ExtractDatabase

Extract tenant databases from the cloud.

GetBillingData

Use and query the tenant billing web procedure.

InstallHost

Download and install software for a host.

InstallUpdateSoftware

Install, uninstall, and update the cloud software on a host.

ManageCloud

For internal use only

ManageSystemResources

Execute tasks that can create, copy, delete, or move general files from one host and from one host to another. Restrict the
ManageSystemResources privilege only to users who require it. This privilege is powerful.

ManageUserPrivilege

Grant and revoke the privileges of other users.

MoveDatabase

Move databases from one cloud server to another.

RestoreDatabase

Restore database backups.

RunScheduleTask

Run tasks, including scheduled tasks, as well as create and alter scheduled tasks.